This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the length is 4.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Osor m & f BuryatMeans "spread of light" in Buryat.
Osor m & f MongolianFrom Tibetan འོད་ཟེར
('od zer) meaning "ray of light, radiance".
Otes m Medieval EnglishMedieval English and Early Modern English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of
Otto.
Otia m GeorgianWhen written as ოთია, this name is a diminutive of
Otar. But when written as ოტია, it is an independent name with likely a different etymology (possibly Kartvelian).... [
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Otos m GreekFrom Greek ὢτος (
otos) meaning "horned owl".
Ötzi m Popular CultureÖtzi was the name given to a neolithic mummy found in a glacier in 1991. The name derives from the location
Ötztaler Alpen where he was found.... [
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Ouen m History (Ecclesiastical)French form of
Audwin via the Latinization
Audoenus. Saint Ouen (609 in Sancy close to Soissons - 686 in Clichy) was a Frankish bishop, courtier, chronicler, and Catholic saint.
Ouki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 応 (ou) meaning "respond", 旺 (ou) meaning "prosper" or 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice"... [
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Ours m French (Rare)French form of
Ursus. Also note that
ours is an ordinary word in the French language, where it means "bear" (which is ultimately derived from Latin
ursus "bear", so the root is either way the same).
Övgü m & f TurkishMeans "praise, commendation, compliment, tribute" in Turkish.
Ovie m NigerianOvie means “King” in Urhobo, a language that belongs to the Urhobo people of Nigeria. It will have baby walking (or crawling) around with all the swagger deserving of a monarch.
Owro m UrhoboOWRO male child, meaning shining eyes, original urhobo ethnic groups in Nigeria
Ozai m Popular CultureFictional name meant to be derived from Chinese 火
(huǒ) meaning "fire, flame" or 敖
(áo) meaning "proud, arrogant" combined with 災
(zāi) meaning "disaster, catastrophe" or 載
(zài) meaning "to carry"... [
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Ozaj m MariDerived from
oza meaning "master".
Ozem m BiblicalMeans "strong" in Hebrew. This name appears on two characters in the Bible.
Özer m TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "essence, kernel, self" and
er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Ozer m HebrewFrom the Hebrew word for "helper" or "strength".
Ozni m BiblicalPossibly means "my hearing" from Hebrew אֹ֫זֶן
('ozen) "ear". In the Old Testament this name belonged to a son of
Gad.
Ozod m Uzbek, TajikMeans "free" in Uzbek and Tajik, of Persian origin.
Ozon m German (Modern, Rare)Ozon is the German word for ozone, the gas occurring in the high atmosphere and protecting against too much of UV radiation from the sun.... [
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Pada m EnglishPossibly coming from the Old English word
pad, meaning "toad".
Pain m NahuatlMeans "agile runner" in Nahuatl, from
paina "to run fast".
Paki m MaoriThis name in English means fine weather. It's also a male personal name. This was the name of a Waikato Chief. This was the name of Paki Whara a Ngati Tama Elder who in the 1800s gather information on the Moriori and Chatham Islands which contributed to the invasion of Chatham Islands.
Pana m Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Pana was the god who cared for souls in the underworld (Adlivun) before they were reincarnated.... [
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Pani m & f LaoMeans "mercy, compassion" in Lao.
Pauk m & f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of flowering tree that produces vivid orange-red blooms (scientific name Butea monosperma). This word can also mean "prospect, opportunity" and "manner, style (of speaking)", among many other definitions.
Paum m Limburgish (Archaic)Medieval Limburgish variant of
Palm, which was likely influenced by Old French
paume meaning "palm" and
paumier meaning "palmer" (as in, a medieval Christian pilgrim).... [
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Pawa m MorioriThis name means dust. This was the name of a Moriori elder and expert on Moriori lore named Pawa Ngamunanga Kahuki. The name has and may still be used as a last name.
Payl m ManxManx palatalized form of
Paul, probably introduced from Scotland.
Pazu m Popular CultureThis is the name of one of the main characters in the Studio Ghibli movie, "Castle in the Sky".
Peep m EstonianOriginally a diminutive of
Peeter, now used as a given name in its own right.
Pein m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
pei meaning "wing, feather, leaf" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Pelé m Portuguese (Brazilian)Famous bearer of this name is Pelé (Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento) and is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. ... [
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Peng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 鹏
(péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬
(péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Penn m English, Welsh MythologyMeans "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.
Pepo m Spanish, CatalanDiminutive of
José (Spanish) or
Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [
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Peri m Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)Possibly derived from Tupi
piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel
The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [
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Peta m ComanchePeta Nocona (d. 1864) was a chief of the Comanche band Noconi. He led his tribe during the extensive Indian Wars in Texas from the 1830s to 1860. He was the son of the Comanche chief Iron Jacket and father of chief
Quanah Parker with
Nadua... [
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Pětr m SorbianSorbian form of
Peter. Jan Pětr Jordan (German: Johann Peter Jordan), born 1818, was a Sorbian philosopher.
Peul m Limburgish (Rare)Limburgish form of
Paulus (see
Paul). It has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the existence of the patronymic surname
Peulen, which is still primarily prevalent in the Limburgish language area.
Peum m Limburgish (Archaic)Medieval Limburgish variant of
Palm. It likely came about via its other variant
Paum, as
-au- is known to shift to
-eu- in some parts of the Limburgish language area... [
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Peyo m Popular CultureThe pen name of Pierre Culliford, Belgian comic artist and writer, and creator of the Smurfs.
Phái m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 湃 (
phái) meaning "surge, powerful".
Phán m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 判 (
phán) meaning "to rule, to declare".
Phấn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 奮
(phấn) meaning "strive, exert".
Phan m & f LaoMeans "change, twist, transform" in Lao.
Phan m & f ThaiMeans "alter, change" in Thai.
Phát m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 發
(phát) meaning "distribute, issue, deliver".
Phib m CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-hb meaning "the ibis".
Phot m ThaiMeans "word, speech" in Thai.
Phou m & f LaoMeans "mountain" in Lao.
Phui m & f LaoMeans "powdery, powdered" in Lao.
Phyo m & f BurmeseMeans "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Piel m Popular CultureThe name of a child character in 1982 Franco-Hungarian animated science fiction film "Les Maîtres du Temps", directed by René Laloux.
Pike m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Pike. May also be used in reference to the various species of fish.
Piko f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 飛 (pi) meaning "to fly" combined with 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Pilo f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "bog bilberry, great bilberry, whortleberry".... [
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Piti m ThaiMeans "joyous, happy, cheery" in Thai.
Pitt m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Pitt. A fictional bearer was Sir Pitt Crawley in William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel 'Vanity Fair' (1848), a character apparently named in honour of the 18th-century British statesman William Pitt, nicknamed "The Great Commoner" (for whom the U.S. city of Pittsburgh was also named).
Piya m & f ThaiDerived from Thai ปิย
(piya) meaning "dear, beloved". The spelling ปิยะ is typically only masculine while ปิยา is only feminine.
Piye m Ancient Egyptian, HistoryFrom Egyptian
py, of uncertain etymology. It could be from Meroitic
*𐦧𐦢 (
*pi) “to live”, thus meaning "the living one", or from Egyptian
pꜣ (
pa) “O, he of, this of, that of” combined with
ꜥnḫy (
ankhi) “living one”, thus meaning "O living one"... [
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Plam m SerbianFrom Serbian
плам (plam) meaning "flame".
Plum f & m EnglishFrom Middle English
ploume, from Old English
plume "plum, plum tree," from an early Germanic borrowing (Middle Dutch
prume, Dutch
pruim, Old High German
pfluma, pfruma, German
Pflaume) from Vulgar Latin
*pruna, from Latin
prunum "plum," from Greek
prounon, a later form of
proumnon, a word of unknown origin, which is probably, like the tree itself, of Anatolian origin.
Podo m LiteraturePodo is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga, the grandfather of the main characters. His name may be related to the Scandinavian place-name PODO. He hides dark secrets, but loves his family to the end.
Poem m & f EnglishFrom French
poème or Latin
poema, from Greek
poēma, early variant of
poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from
poiein ‘create.’ See also
Poema.
Poet f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word meaning "someone who writes poems". From the Old French
poete, from Latin
poēta 'poet, author', from Ancient Greek
poiētēs (ποιητής) 'creator, maker, author, poet', from
poieō (poieō) 'I make, compose'.
Póil m Irish (Rare, Archaic)Genitive form of
Pól, usually found in the medieval compound name
Maél Póil meaning "devotee of Paul (the apostle)".
Pola m KurdishDerived from the Kurdish
polat meaning "steel".
Pomp m & f HistoryThis was what explorer, Captain William Clark, of Lewis and Clark fame, nicknamed the son of
Sacagawea. The child's real name was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau... [
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Pono m HawaiianFrom the word meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."
Poot m American (Rare)Malik "Poot" Carr is the name of a character in the HBO drama 'The Wire' (2002-2008).
Popo m New World MythologyShort form of
Popocatepetl, which means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl from
popoca "it smokes" and
tepetl "mountain". This is the name of a hero in Mexican legend and Aztec mythology, the lover of Princess
Ixtli... [
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Pore m Georgian (Rare)Short form of
Kristepore. A notable bearer of this name was Kristepore "Pore" Mosulishvili (1916-1944), a Georgian Soviet soldier who participated in the Italian resistance movement during World War II.
Prat m OdiaMeans "early morning" in Odia.
Prih m & f JavaneseMeans "sorrow, pain, sadness" in Javanese.
Prin m & f ThaiProbably from Thai ปริญญา
(bpà-rin-yaa) meaning "knowledge, understanding".
Pros m GasconDerived from Gascon
pros "brave, valiant".
Puah m BiblicalUnrelated to the female name
Puah, this name comes from the noun פה (peh), meaning "mouth". This was the name of two male characters in the Bible, a son of
Issachar and the father of the judge
Tola.
Pueo m & f Hawaiian (Rare)From the word referring to the Hawaiian short-eared owl, the owl being one of the more famous physical forms assumed by ʻaumākua (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture, which vary.
Pujo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
puja meaning "worship, veneration, praise", ultimately from Sanskrit पूजा
(pūjā).
Punj m IndianOrigin - Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Australian, Mauritian, Fijian, Buddhist, Sikh, ... [
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